Colleges / Delta State University
College · Public · Cleveland, MS · Town
DSU

Delta State University

Cleveland, MS

Address1003 W Sunflower Road, Cleveland, MS 38733
Websitewww.deltastate.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate100%
6-yr median pay$36k
Net price / yr$14k
Undergrad size1,620
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $14k/yr for a shot at a $36k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 100% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1050 · ACT 19.

If you get in

1,620 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $22k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $14k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$90k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$54k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$36k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$8.6k
Room & board
$8.7k
Books & supplies
$1,500

How students pay for it.

Pell grants42%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans44%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$20k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention70%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr48%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$36k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$42k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Public
Undergrad size
1,620
Location
Cleveland, MS
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White48%
  • Black40%
  • International5%
  • Hispanic3%
  • Unknown2%
  • Two or more races1%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students32%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time12%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$25k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 32

What you can study.

Colleges / Delta State University
College · Public · Cleveland, MS · Town
DSU

Delta State University

Cleveland, MS

Address1003 W Sunflower Road, Cleveland, MS 38733
Websitewww.deltastate.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate100%
6-yr median pay$36k
Net price / yr$14k
Undergrad size1,620
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $14k/yr for a shot at a $36k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 100% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1050 · ACT 19.

If you get in

1,620 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $22k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $14k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$90k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$54k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$36k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$8.6k
Room & board
$8.7k
Books & supplies
$1,500

How students pay for it.

Pell grants42%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans44%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$20k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention70%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr48%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$36k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$42k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Town
Control
Public
Undergrad size
1,620
Location
Cleveland, MS
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White48%
  • Black40%
  • International5%
  • Hispanic3%
  • Unknown2%
  • Two or more races1%
  • Asian1%
First-gen students32%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time12%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$25k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 32

What you can study.